{"id":12667,"date":"2018-10-08T19:12:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T01:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klohecat.com\/wvanart\/bernie-leahy-stitched-lines-and-paint-to-interpret-the-human-form\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T19:12:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T01:12:53","slug":"bernie-leahy-stitched-lines-and-paint-to-interpret-the-human-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klohecat.com\/wvanart\/bernie-leahy-stitched-lines-and-paint-to-interpret-the-human-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Leahy: Stitched lines and paint to interpret the human form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bernie Leahy\u2019s artworks combine techniques from all areas of art, bonded together with a love of life drawing. She makes use of a wide range of materials and processes including stitch, paint, bronze, plaster, gold leaf, diamonds, glass, text, silver, video and sound.<\/p>\n<p>Bernie explores themes of connectivity, passion and protection. 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